Edward Robert FURNISS DCM

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Service Number:	10184
Enlisted:	28 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	11th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Port Campbell, Victoria, February 1884
Home Town:	Port Campbell, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling:	Illabarook State School
Occupation:	Carpenter/Bridge builder
Died:	Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot I, Row H, Grave No. I, Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boolarra Christ Church Honour Roll, Boolarra Memorial Park and Gates, Grand Trunk State School No 809 Pictorial Roll of Honor, Illabarook & Rokewood Junction War Memorial

28 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10184, Melbourne, Victoria
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 10184, 10th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 10184, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Battle of Messines
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10184, 11th Field Company Engineers, Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10184 awm_unit: 10 Field Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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